Portage township, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 3,426 ( 214 from 2010 )
Land area: 24.9 square miles
Population density: 137.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	3,376	98.54%	5.8%
Black:	5	0.15%	61.5%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	6	0.18%	70.0%
Hispanic:	39	1.14%	143.8%

Total non-White:	50	1.46%	13.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-206	-6.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	-8	-0.3

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
3,640
3,582	98.41%
13	0.36%
2	0.05%
7	0.19%
20	0.55%
16	0.44%
58	1.59%

2000
3,906
3,856	98.72%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
14	0.36%
26	0.67%
50	1.28%

1990
4,089
4,073	99.61%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
16	0.39%
n/a
0	0.00%
16	0.39%

1980
4,503
4,485	99.60%
16	0.36%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
2	0.04%
18	0.40%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-274	-7.0
8	0.2

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-217	-5.3
34	0.8

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-412	-9.1
-2	-0.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Portage township, PA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
52.7
525	15.3%
2,901	84.7%
1,105	32.3%

1,379
2.41

886	64.2%
646	72.9%
0	0.0%
493	35.8%

2010
Number	Percent
46.3
693	19.0%
2,947	81.0%
711	19.5%

1,455
2.47

1,038	71.3%
836	80.5%
46	4.4%
417	28.7%

2000
Number	Percent
41.1
842	21.6%
3,064	78.4%
688	17.6%

1,448
2.63

1,075	74.2%
863	80.3%
47	4.4%
373	25.8%

1990
Number	Percent
36.4
1,069	26.1%
3,020	73.9%
641	15.7%

1,462
2.78

1,140	78.0%
969	85.0%
58	5.1%
322	22.0%

1980
Number	Percent
30.0
1,452	32.2%
3,051	67.8%
445	9.9%

1,413
3.18

1,160	82.1%
1,022	88.1%
21	1.8%
253	17.9%

2022 Housing Data for Portage township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	34	2.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	30	2.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	75	5.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	72	5.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	77	5.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	70	5.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	59	4.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	119	8.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	47	3.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	65	4.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	113	8.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	217	15.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	88	6.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	154	11.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	116	8.4%
$200,000 or more	43	3.1%

Median Household Income	66,031
Per Capita Income	34,091

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	70	5.1%
Public Assistance	52	3.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	113	8.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,418	75.6%
Unemployed	32	1.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,450	77.3%
Not in Labor Force	426	22.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		24.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	564	475	54.3%
Non-Profit	82	154	34.7%
Self-Employed	0	0	?%

Local Government	41	41	50.0%
State Government	35	83	29.7%
Federal Government	14	25	35.9%

Total Private + Self	564	475	54.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	172	303	36.2%
Total	736	778	48.6%

Pct. Govt.	15.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	141	9.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	236	15.5%
Professional, Technical	408	26.8%
Service Occupations	183	12.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	8	0.5%
All others	552	36.3%

White Collar		51.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	278	18.3%
Manufacturing	239	15.7%
Educational services	207	13.6%
Other services	151	9.9%
Transportation and warehousing	133	8.8%
Public administration	113	7.4%
Retail trade	93	6.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	56	3.7%
Construction	52	3.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	43	2.8%
Accommodation and food services	36	2.4%
Finance and insurance	29	1.9%
Information	21	1.4%
Utilities	21	1.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	19	1.2%
Wholesale trade	18	1.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	11	0.7%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	13	0.38%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	26	0.76%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	3,203	97.7%
Spanish	55	1.7%
Other Indo-European	21	0.6%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	876	25.6%
Polish	773	22.6%
Irish	432	12.6%
English	334	9.7%
Italian	321	9.4%
Slovak	220	6.4%
American	203	5.9%
Lithuanian	194	5.7%
Hungarian	78	2.3%
Slavic	62	1.8%
Eastern European	58	1.7%
European	44	1.3%
Slovene	44	1.3%
Croatian	36	1.1%
Welsh	35	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	3,426	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	3,413	99.6%
Foreign-born	13	0.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
67	2.5%	106	4.0%	1,159	43.3%	728	27.2%	384	14.4%	230	8.6%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	67	2.5%
9-12 Years	106	4.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,159	43.3%
Some College	728	27.2%
Bach. Degree	384	14.4%
Grad Degree	230	8.6%
Average years of education: 13.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +253	R +196	R + 3.6%
D +57
2020 vs. 2012	R +433	R +518	R + 23.2%
D -85
2020 vs. 2008	R +568	R +932	R + 49.3%
D -364

2016 vs. 2008	R +315	R +736	R + 45.6%
D -421
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	70%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,381	71.3%	Joe Biden (D)	531	27.4%	26	1.3%	1,938	23	24	0.03%
2016	59%	Donald Trump (R)	1,128	67.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	474	28.4%	68	4.1%	1,670	19	22	0.03%
2012	55%	Mitt Romney (R)	948	59.5%	Barack Obama* (D)	616	38.7%	28	1.8%	1,592	13	12	0.03%
2008	59%	Barack Obama (D)	895	51.4%	John McCain (R)	813	46.7%	33	1.9%	1,741	3	1	0.03%
2004	60%	John Kerry (D)	937	52.1%	George W. Bush* (R)	849	47.2%	11	0.6%	1,797	-1	-3	0.03%
2000	49%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	774	51.6%	George W. Bush (R)	669	44.6%	57	3.8%	1,500	-2	-3	0.03%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Portage township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

531

27.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,381

71.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.9%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

1,938

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 24

2016 President, Portage township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

474

28.4%

Donald Trump (R)

1,128

67.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.1%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

1,670

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 22

2012 President, Portage township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

616

38.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

948

59.5%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

1,592

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 12

2008 President, Portage township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

895

51.4%

John McCain (R)

813

46.7%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

1,741

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 1

2004 President, Portage township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

849

47.2%

John Kerry (D)

937

52.1%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

1,797

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -3

2000 President, Portage township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

669

44.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

774

51.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.7%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

1,500

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): -3

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Portage township, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	57%	Mehmet Oz (R)	1,023	65.3%	John Fetterman (D)	485	31.0%	58 [+]	3.7%	1,566	19	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 26 (1.7%); Richard Weiss (Green) 14 (0.9%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 13 (0.8%); Other (Write-in) 5 (0.3%);
2022	G	57%	Doug Mastriano (R)	902	57.6%	Josh Shapiro (D)	639	40.8%	25 [+]	1.6%	1,566	16	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 11 (0.7%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 9 (0.6%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 5 (0.3%);
2018	S1	46%	Lou Barletta (R)	733	57.1%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	537	41.9%	13 [+]	1.0%	1,283	15	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 9 (0.7%); Neal Gale (Green) 4 (0.3%);
2018	G	46%	Scott Wagner (R)	737	56.8%	Tom Wolf* (D)	536	41.3%	24 [+]	1.9%	1,297	16	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 13 (1.0%); Paul Glover (Green) 11 (0.8%);
2016	S3	58%	Pat Toomey* (R)	987	60.0%	Katie McGinty (D)	549	33.4%	109 [+]	6.6%	1,645	11	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 109 (6.6%);
2014	G	36%	Tom Wolf (D)	631	60.8%	Tom Corbett* (R)	407	39.2%	0	0.0%	1,038	-6	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014:

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,457
Median Value	$112,200

Occupied	1,379	94.6%
Vacant	78	5.4%

Owned	1,220	88.5%
Rented	159	11.5%
Median Rent	$593

Single-Family Units	1,327	91.1%
Detached	1,327	91.1%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	24	1.6%
Mobile Homes	77	5.3%

Portage township, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Portage township, PA

2022 Housing Data for Portage township, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Portage township, PA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Portage township, PA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Portage township, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Portage township, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Portage township, PA